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 November 12, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-2513 BR16-21

Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky 1865-10-27 Correspondence English Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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Hopkinsville Kentucky October 27" 1865 Governor Bramlette Dr Sir

At September Term 1865 of the Christian Circuit Court a judgment was obtained by the Commonwealth of Kentucky against Jos McCarroll and Jno,, B,, Gowan asbail (for One Jesse Gray a free negro indicted for Grand Larceny) for $500 and also against Jos McCarroll for $100 as bail for Jesse Gray in anothercase Gray ran off and left the State,, Jos McCarroll is Sheriff of Chirstian Co and Gowan his deputy Sheriff,, they have had a hardtime during the War and had no business to go asbail for Jesse Gray,, but on account of difficulties encountered by them during the War in discharge of their duties as Sheirff and the fact they have had a bad chance to make money as Sheriff of

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this Christian Co and that their experience in this matter will teach them a lesson in regard to bailbonds hereafter,, I recommend them for executive clemency and remission of said judgments fo $500 and $100 --

I am Yours truly E P,, Campbell atty for Commonwealth